Wrist-watch band



- June' a7, 1924. 1,498,126

H. K. SMITH WRIST WATCH BAND Filed NOV. 23 1922 A TTUHNEYS Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATI-:s

PATENT orales.

HERBERT KEMPn SMITH, OFFNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR T mIIE POW'E' f SMITH, 0F NEW OBLEANS,0UISIANA.

WRIST-warez nm.

To all whom it may cmwem:

Be it known that I, HERBERT K. SMITH, a citizen of the'United States, and a resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and 5.State of Louisiana, 4have invented certain new and useful Improvements v in WristlVatch Bands, of which the `following is a specification.

This invention relates to metal bands for attaching any kind of wrist watch in position on the arm of a persen and is more par-l ticularly directed to that type of wrist band- 'described' and claimed my co-pendin application tiled September 26, 1922, Seria No. w 590,666.

' It is an object of this invention to provide a readily releasable catch on the metal band whereby said hand may be easily alpplied or removed when desired while t e catch will at the same time prevent separation .of the locked ends of the band when the wrist watch is applied to a wrist.

Other objects and advantages will becomeapparentduring the course of the following description.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which, f

Fi re 1 is a view in perspective of a wrist \watc band applied to the wrist of a person.

AFigure12 is a view in perspective of the several parts of the band in detached relation.

llil-'e 3 is a longitudinal section of the as attac g clasp.

Figurell is a frontl end view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a' vwrist watch havin the swivelled eyes'2 and 3 located at opposite ends and adapted to receive the ends of two` members 4 and 5' of the two sections of the band. The eyes 2 and 3 are made somewhat elongated .in order to re-V ceive the full width of the rolled or cylindrical endof said members. rlfhe two sec- Mhtion's of the band each comprise three at members vwhich are hingedly connected together .with the outer freeI end 6 of one section rovided with a pin 7 adapted to be receive in an oneof a plurality of perforations,Y 8 of t e end member 9 of thelother section.

- The members formingv the sections .f the band are not only hingedl connected together at their opposite endgr b1 1t`are curved to conform tothe circumference of the wrist l5 of a person. Slidably mounted on the members 6 and 9 of the sections, when they are located in'face to face engagement and the lug 7 is disposed within one of the perforations 8, is a clasp 10. The clasp comprises a substantially rectangular shaped keeper 11 through which ,I the end members 6 and 9 are adapted to be inserted.

A tongue 112 extends rearwardly from the 05 base plate 13 of the rectangular keeper 11 and is adapted to engage the under face of the end member 6 and press upwardly againstthe same. The top-plate 14 of the keeper is provided with a rear extension 15 70 with a tongue 16 integrally formed with the keeper 15 and bent back upon said tongue oset at 1l'l and received. within a U-shaped member 18 formed integrally with the upper member 14 of the keeper. The top plate 75 below theV U-shaped member'18 is cut away to Vform a slot into 'which the offset portion of the tongue 16 is adapted to oscillate. The offset portion of the vtongue 16 is located in a Y lower horizontal plane than the tongue. The 8 projecting end of the tongue is provided with a perforation 19 adapted to engage the in 7 which projects through one 'of the per orations 8. f

When the Wristband is applied to a wrist the sections of Ythe wrist band are swung outwardly with the back of the watch 1 aplied to the wrist. The end sections of the and are then moved toward each other untilK the band neatly lits the wrist when the pin 7 9 0 may be moved or positioned one of the perforatipns Y8 of the end 'member 9 which falls opposite the pin. The clasp 10 is moved along the end members 6 and 9 of the sections of the wrist band until the perforation 1970i the tongue 16 is in alinement with the lug 7 when the perforatmn will engage said lug and lock the ends of the. sections of.. the wrist. bands together .and prevent accidental release of said sectlons The clasp, 1() as well as the members forming {he section of the wrist band may made of any precious metal ,which 1s .suitable for the purpose, such as silver, wlnte oldplatinum or the re rv green and meY geuw gola alloys Aswinil'm enjoint;

0f the members of the sections of the band *F Of a metal inf@ q lindrical formation to form hinges through which a hinge pin is inserted.

By reason ofjthe fact, as shown more par-l will not only engage the pin 7 but the said tongue will press downwardly on the end member 9 of one section of the wrist band. The tongue 12 likewise tends to press upwardly against the inner surface of the end member 6 of the other section of the wrist band so that there will be little danger of the clasp becoming disengaged from thc pin and consequent loss ofthe wrist watch.

What l claim is:

1. -A clasp for wrist watchbands comprising a rectangular keeper having bottom and top plates, the bottom platebeing provided with a tongue extending rearwardly, the top plate having a tongue extending rearwardly with a. portion of said tongue returned upon itself, said returned portion of the tongue having an olfset portion located in a lower planethan the returned portion of the tongue and projecting beyond the front edge of the ,top plate of the keeper, the top vplate of the keeper having a portion cut away at its forward edge into which is located the oiset member of the returned portion of the tongue, a U-shaped member spanning the cut-away portion of the top plate and located above the oiiset member of the returned portion of the tongue, the oset portion of the tongue being provided with a perforation. f p

2. A clasp for wrist watch bands compris ing a rectangular keeper, said keeper being provided with a bottom plate and a top plate, said top plate being out away for a portion of its width at its forward edge to 8. A clasp for wrist watch bands compris-v .ing a rectangular keeper, said Akeeper being provided with a bottom' plate and a top plate, said. top plate being cut away for a portion of its width at its forward edge to form a slot, a resilient tongue formed integrally with the top plate and bent back upon .said top plate, and provided with'a depressed or offset portion seated within the slot and extended beyond the forward end of the top plate.

4. A clasp for wrist watch bands comprising a rectangular keeper, said keeper being provided with a bottom plate and a top plate, said top plate being cutv away for a portion ofits width at its forward edge to forma slot and provided with a rearwardly extending member in line with the slot in the forward edge of said plate, a resilient tongue 'formed integrally with the end of the rearwardly extending member and bent back upon said rearward extension of the top plate, and provided with a depressed or offset portion seated within the slot and er;- tended beyond the forward end of the top plate, and a ULshaped member formed integrally with the top plate and located abovethe ofi'set portion of the resilient tongue.w

' HERBERT KEMP SMl'lrl. 

